New director of Sales at Le Méridien St Julians

Chiara Ellul has been recently appointed director of sales at Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa. Ms Ellul graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Hospitality from Glion Hotel School in Switzerland in 2004.

She began her career at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in May 2005 when she had the opportunity to learn various aspects of a premium property’s operations by working within catering, events and sales departments. Ms Ellul then extended her professional path overseas when she flew to Australia to complete her experience at the Westin in Sydney. There she gained further knowledge within the groups and leisure segments of the hospitality industry. When she returned to Malta Ms Ellul obtained the position of corporate sales manager at the Westin Dragonara Resort and rendered her professional services as such for the past two years and a half.

Ms Ellul recently participated in the Advance Tourism Higher Management Course, receiving the expected diploma but most importantly being selected for the overseas field visit that took place in Scotland last November 2011.

“I have no doubt that Chiara will be a determining asset to our executive team,” said Franco Vella, general manager at Le Méridien. “Her knowledge of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is certainly an extremely positive point; however the most decisive factor in the recruitment process was her passion, her professionalism and her obvious ambition which led me to believe that Chiara would be an ideal and motivational leader for our sales team.”